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Scott Ewing has served as a key advisor and counsel to numerous corporations and executives in civil and criminal investigations, antitrust matters, and class action litigation. Scott has successfully defended some of the world’s most recognized businesses in complex matters involving civil and criminal components and has tried cases in state and federal court, as well as arbitration hearings and SEC administrative proceedings. Scott frequently represents companies, directors, and officers in DOJ, SEC, and internal investigations.

While not working on behalf of his clients, Scott serves on the Memorial and History Committee of the Dallas Bar Association and proudly works the North Texas chapter of the March of Dimes.

Scott was named a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013-2015.

Touchdown

Haynes and Boone Garners National Attention for "A Series of Touchdowns" Scored on Behalf of the NFL in Super Bowl Seating Trial

The verdict in the federal jury trial arising from the issues with the installation of temporary seating at Super Bowl XLV continues to garner national attention. As quoted in the New York Times, Haynes and Boone partner and lead trial attorney Thad Behrens noted that “the NFL has always accepted responsibility for the problems that were experienced by some of its fans at Super Bowl XLV and has attempted from the beginning to compensate them for their genuinely received losses and inconvenience." But on the most disputed issue in the trial—whether the League fraudulently induced two of the plaintiffs into purchasing seats with obstructed views for the game—the NFL prevailed decisively. NBC Sports hailed the verdict as “a big win for the league.” The Texas Lawbook called the verdict in the case the latest in “a series of touchdowns for the NFL’s lawyers, who all practice at Haynes and Boone.”

When the case was filed in February 2011, the plaintiffs designed it as a multi-million dollar class action on behalf of potentially hundreds of Super Bowl XLV ticketholders. The Haynes and Boone trial team began dismantling the opposition back in July 2012 when the Court dismissed nearly all of the tort claims in the case. That victory was followed by another in 2013, when the team secured the denial of class certification.

That led to Haynes and Boone’s successful defense of the League in the jury trial of the remaining seven Plaintiffs in the case. The Plaintiffs were seeking approximately $496,000 in actual and punitive damages. The Court granted a directed verdict in favor of the NFL on Plaintiffs’ punitive damages claims, and the jury ultimately awarded the Plaintiffs a total of only $75,850 – about $421,000 less than they were claiming. Of the victory, Thad Behrens said, “It has been a privilege and honor to represent the NFL in this case, and I couldn’t be more proud of the extraordinary team of Haynes and Boone lawyers and professionals who brought about this result for our client.”

The jury verdict in this case comes less than two months after Haynes and Boone obtained the dismissal of all claims brought against the NFL in connection with a class action brought in New Jersey arising from claims that the NFL’s distribution of tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII violated New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act.

Client Win

A team of Haynes and Boone lawyers have achieved a rare victory against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement in a venue in which the government has lost only once over the last three years. Until the decision Wednesday, the SEC had won 22 of the last 23 litigated hearings before its administrative law judges, including every single case brought in FY 2014.

The extraordinary victory came in the firm’s representation of Bill Yancey, the former CEO of Penson Financial and an accomplished, highly regarded brokerage executive with more than 30 years in the securities industry. When the action was first brought, the SEC’s enforcement staff publicly accused Mr. Yancey of failing to supervise two employees regarding securities trade closeout and delivery obligations.

Kit Addleman, the Dallas-based litigation partner who heads the firm’s SEC Enforcement Defense Practice, said the decision from Administrative Law Judge Jason S. Patil was a complete defense victory. As the judge stated in his opinion, the evidence and testimony presented by the Haynes and Boone team “was frankly overwhelming.”

Defeated class certification for the National Football League in lawsuit alleging claims of breach of contract and fraud against the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys for allegedly not providing prescribed seats to ticketholders at the Super Bowl XLV game.

Represented Fortune 200 defense company in a dispute involving claims of monopolization, group boycott, and tying.

Represented board of directors in connection with shareholder class action in Nevada alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with board approval of merger.

Representing a motor-vehicle manufacturer in a complex commercial dispute.

Participating in internal investigation of corporate conduct for report to the Board of Directors of a Fortune 100 company.

Assisting in the defense of the former CEO of an international technology company in an SEC enforcement action for options backdating.

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